Missouri HB746: Provides protections against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools and public postsecondary educational institutions

What the bill says

To amend chapters 160 and 173, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections relating to protections against discrimination in educational settings. Section A. Chapters 160 and 173, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto four new sections,tobeknownassections 160.014,160.015,173.001, and173.002,to readasfollows: 160.014. 1. As used in this section and section 160.015, the following terms mean: (1) "Antisemitism" or "antisemitic", the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, including its contemporary examples, as it was adopted on May 26, 2016, which st.

From the introduced text:

To amend chapters 160 and 173, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections relating to protections against discrimination in educational settings. Section A. Chapters 160 and 173, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto four new sections,tobeknownassections 160.014,160.015,173.001, and173.002,to readasfollows: 160.014. 1. As used in this section and section 160.015, the following terms mean: (1) "Antisemitism" or "antisemitic", the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, including its contemporary examples, as it was adopted on May 26, 2016, which states that antisemitism is a certain perceptionofJewsthatmaybeexpressedashatredtowardJewsandthatrhetoricaland physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, their property, or both, and toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities; (2) "Educational institution", each public school and school district in this state. 2. Each educational institution shall treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees or resulting from institutional policies or programs on such educationalinstitution'scampusesthatismotivatedbyorincludingantisemiticintentin an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race. 3. (1) Each educational institution shall integrate the definition of antisemitism in this section into such educational institution's student, faculty, and employee codes of conduct and shall prohibit such conduct at or by such educational institution. EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above …